تَبَسَّمَ الزَهرُ في البِطاحِ

وَاِفتَرّ عَن ثَغرِهِ الشَنيب

The flower smiled in the valley

And uncovered its beaming mouth

وَهَذِهِ نَسمَةُ الصَباحِ

جاءَت بِتَسليمَةِ الحَبيب

This is the morning breeze

That brought the beloved's greeting

يا أَيُّها المُغرَمُ المُعَنّى

مِثليَ بالحورِ وَالعُقار

O you who are infatuated and intent

Like me on wine and perfume

أَمِط سُتورَ الوَقارِ عَنّا

فَما لَنا نَحنُ وَالوَقار

Throw off the veil of dignity from us

For we have nothing to do with dignity

أَمّا سَمِعتَ الهَزارَ غَنّى

فاِستَلَبَ اللبّ ثُمَّ طار

Haven't you heard the jest sang

It stole the heart then flew away

فَما تَرى في اِحتِساءِ راحِ

قاصي المُنى عِندَها قَريب

So what do you see in yearning for the Beloved

The far goal is near for her

مِن كَفِّ فَتّانَةٍ رَداحِ

أَشهى مِنَ الأَمنِ لِلمُريب

From the palm of a captivating coquette

More delicious than safety for the wary

صيغَت مِنَ الحُسنِ وَالصَباحَه

وَأَلبِسَت سُندُسَ الجَمال

Molded from beauty and radiant dawn

Dressed in silk of perfection

نَختالُ كالغُصنِ في الرَجاحَه

صافَحَه صَيِّبٌ فَمال

Swaying like a branch in tenderness

A warbler saluted her so she bent

أَلقى اِصطِباري لَها سِلاحَه

وَالعَقلُ قَد ظَلَّ في عِقال

I lost my patience with her as a weapon

While reason remained in fetters

بَيضاءُ تَزهو عَلى الملاحِ

بِطَرفِها الفاتِرِ العَجيب

A white beauty glowing in the valley

With her languid, wondrous glance

لَو أَنَّها تُسعِفُ اِقتِراحي

زارَت وَلَو صَدَّها الرَقيب

If only she would favor my proposal

And visit even if the watchman prevented

يا شاطىءَ المَرسَة السَلامُ

عَلَيكَ يا نُزهَةَ العُيون

O shore of the harbor, greetings

To you, delight of eyes

سَقى مَيادينَكَ المُدامُ

لا ديمَةُ الواكِفِ الهَتون

Your plains were watered with wine

Not the tears of the standing worshipper

وَزارَكَ الفِتيَةُ الكِرامُ

لِلَّهوِ وَالأُنسِ وَالمُجون

And you were visited by noble youth

For play, companionship and passion

كَم بِتَّ فيها عَلى اطِّراحِ

وَبُردُ أنسي بِها قَشيب

How often did I sit reclined in it

And my intimate coolness with it turned lukewarm

أَختالُ في بُردَةِ اِرتياحِ

لَستُ بِصاحٍ وَلا مُنيب

I strut about in the garb of contentment

I'm no weeper or confessor

يا هَل تَرى هَل يُعادُ أُنسي

يا دَهرُ في قُبَّةِ الهَوا

O fate, will my intimacy be repeated

In the mansion of love

حينَ اِشتَفَت بِالمَزارِ نَفسي

مِن بَعدِ ما شَفَّها الهَوى

When my soul was healed at the sanctuary

After love had salved it

وَأكؤُسُ الراحِ فَوقَ خَمسي

أَرَقَّ حالاً مِن الهَوا

And cups of tranquility on my path

Made my state more restless than love

وَالمَوجُ في البَحرِ بالرياحِ

عَلى بُروجِ السَما يَثوب

The waves in the sea with the winds

Surge upon the celestial towers

وَفُضّضَ الأُفُقُ وَالنَواحي

بِصَفحَةِ البَدرش إِذ يَذوب

The horizon scattered in all directions

With the orbs page as it melts

باكِر إِلى اللَهوِ يا أنسي

وَلا تُضِع ساعَةَ السُرور

Hasten to pleasure my friend

And do not miss the hour of joy

وَاِركَب إِلى الأُنسِ مَع خَميس

وَلا تَخَف سَطوَةَ الغَفور

And set out to intimacy with Thursday

Fear not the power of the Forgiving One

في مُحكَمِ المُنزَلِ النَفيسِ

وَهَل يُجازى إِلّا الكَفور

In the perfect, elite abode

Is the ungrateful one rewarded except

يا تُونِسَ الأُنسِ وَالمِلاحِ

وَجَنَّةَ الماجِنِ الأَديب

O you who brings intimacy and salt

And garden of the refined companion

لا زِلتِ رَبعاً لِلإِنشِراحِ

يَحظى بإِيناسِكِ اللَبيب

You still remain a place of cheer

That the perceptive is privileged with your camaraderie